HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-11-09 Regular Meeting and Workshop of La Porte City Council
STATE OF TEXAS )(
COUNTY OF HARRIS )(
CITY OF LA PORTE )(
City Council Agenda
Notice is hereby given of a Regular Meeting and Workshop of La Porte City Council to be held May
11, 2009, at 6:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte,
Texas, regarding the items of business according to the agenda listed below
Next Ord. 3141
Next Res. 2009 - 06
1. Call to Order
2. Invocation - Dr. Dee Spears - Fairmont Park Church
3. Pledge of Allegiance - Mayor Porter
4. Presentations/Proclamations
Presentation - Distinquished Budqet Award - Mayor Porter
5. Consent Agenda - Any item may be removed by a Council person for discussion
A. Consider approvinq minutes of the Reqular Meetinq, Public Hearinq and Workshop
Meetinq held on April 27, 2009 - M. Gillett
B. Consider approval or other action reqardinq awardinq bid # 09012 for annual mowinq
contract - D. Wilmore
C. Consider approval or other action reqardinq an ordinance vacatinq, abandoninq, and
c10sinq the San Jacinto Avenue riqht-of way between E. Main and E. "An Streets to
facilitate development of the City's Town Plaza proiect (Ord. 3141) - T. Tietjens
D. Consider approval or other action reqardinq an ordinance amendinq the City of La
Porte 2008-2009 Fiscal Year Budqet - (Ord. 3142) - M. Dolby
E. Consider approval or other action reqardinq an ordinance authorizinq an Interlocal
Aqreement between the City of La Porte and Harris County, for administration and
implementation of a reqional watershed protection education proqram, and
appropriatinq $16, 896.00 for said purpose - (Ord. 3143) - S. Gillett
F. Consider approval or other action reqardinq an ordinance authorizinq an Interlocal
Aqreement by and between the City of La Porte, the City of Bay town , and the City of
Pasadena, for sharinq the costs of annual software support of WebEOC - (Ord. 3144)
- J. SUqqs
G. Consider approval or other action reqardinq an ordinance authorizinq the City Manaqer
to execute an earnest money contract for the purchase of property at 125 South 3rd
Street for Fire Station NO.1 and appropriatinq $42,500.00 for said purpose - (Ord.
3145) - D. Ladd
6. Petitions, Remonstrance's, Communications, Citizens and Tax Payers wishing to address
Council - (Limited to five minutes)
Jo Gwaltney - Bayside Terrace Flooding
7. Consider approval or other action reqardinq an ordinance vacatinq, abandoninq, and closinq a
portion of the South 15th Street Riqht-of-Way, Town of La Porte (Ord. 3140) - Mayor Porter
This item was presented at the April 27. 2009 City Council Meeting
8. Consider approval or other action authorizinq the City Manaqer to execute a contract with Anqel
Brothers Enterprises, L TO for the overlay of various streets in the City, and appropriatinq
$799,318.00 for said purpose - S. Gillett
9. Close Regular Meeting and open Workshop Meeting
Discuss School Resource DAR.E. Officer Proqram - K. Adcox
10. Close Workshop Meeting and reconvene Regular Meeting
11. Receive Report from the La Porte Development Corporation Board and Wrecker Committee -
Councilmember EngelkenfT. Tietjens
12. Consider approval or other action of the La Porte Development Corporation Board's vote to
authorize a construction contract with CF Jordan and to amend the La Porte Development
Corporation Board budqet, for the Town Plaza Proiect in the amount of $231, 520.00 for said
purpose - R. Bottoms
13. Administrative Reports - R. Bottoms
Census Count Committee Member
May 14, 2009 - Plant Manager's Appreciation Breakfast - 7:30 a.m. - Monument Inn
May 15, 2009 - Police Memorial-10:00 a.m. - Police Department
May 16, 2009 - City Employee Picnic - Wave Pool- 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
May 18, 2009 - Drainage and Flooding Committee Meeting - 5:00 p.m.
May 18, 2009 - Special Called City Council Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
May 25, 2009 - Memorial Day Holiday
June 1, 2009 - La Porte Development Board Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
June 8, 2009 - City Council Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
June 9, 2009 - Hurricane Workshop - Pasadena Convention Center - 5:30 p.m.
June 22, 2009 - City Council Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
June 20, 2009 - Juneteenth Coffee - Jennie Riley Center - 8:30 a.m.
June 20, 2009 - Juneteenth Parade - North 8th and Main Street - 10:00 a.m
14. Council Comments: - Moser, Black, Malone, Ebow, Engelken Mosteit, Clausen, Rigby, and
Porter
A. Matters appearing on agenda
B. Recognition of community members, city employees, and upcoming events
C. Inquiry of staff requiring a statement of specific factual information or a recitation of
existing policy
15. Executive Session - pursuant to provision of the Open Meetings Law, Chapter 551 , Texas
Government Code, Sections 551.071 through 551.076, 551.087 (consultation with attorney,
deliberation regarding real property, deliberation regarding prospective gift or donation
personnel matters, deliberation regarding security devices, or excluding a witness during
examination of another witness in an investigation, deliberation regarding economic
development negotiations)
A. 551.072 (Deliberation regarding purchase,
exchange, lease or value of real property)
Meet with City Manager and City
Attorney to discuss Block 1032
and 1149, Town of La Porte
16. Considerations and possible action on items considered in executive session
17. Consider approval or other action regarding Executive Session item A - R. Bottoms
18. Adjournment
If during the course of the meeting covered by this agenda the Council should determine that a closed or executive meeting
or session of the Council should be held or is required in relation to an item noticed in this agenda, then such closed or
executive meeting or sessions authorized by the Open Meetings Law, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code; will be held by
the Council at that date, hour and place given in the meeting notice or as soon after the commencement of the meeting
covered by the meeting notice as the Council may conveniently meet in such closed or executive meeting or session
concerning any and all subjects and for any and all purposes permitted by Sections 551.071 through 551.076, and 551.087
of said Open Meetings Law, including, but not limited to:
Section 551.071 - For the purpose of a private consultation with the Council's attorney on any subject or matter authorized
bylaw.
Section 551.072 - For the purpose of deliberating the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property.
Section 551.073 - For the purpose of deliberating a negotiated contract for a prospective gift or donation to the City.
Section 551.074 - For the purpose of deliberating the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline
or dismissal of a public officer or employee or to hear complaints or charges against a public officer or employee, unless the
officer or employee requests a public hearing.
Section 551.075 - for the purpose of conferring with an employee or employees of the City, only for the purpose of receiving
information from the employee or employees or to ask questions of the employee or employees; provided, however, that no
discussion of public business or City policy that affects public business shall take place between the members of the City
Council during the conference.
Section 551.076 - To consider deployment, or specific occasions for implementation, of security personnel or devices.
Section 551.087 - To discuss or deliberate regarding commercial or financial information that the governmental body has
received from a business prospect that the governmental body seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory
of the governmental body and with which the governmental body is conducting economic development negotiations; or to
deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect described by
Subdivision (1).
THIS FACILITY HAS DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS AVAILABLE. REQUESTS FOR ACCOMMODATIONS OR INTERPRETIVE
SERVICES AT MEETINGS SHOULD BE MADE 48 HOURS PRIOR TO THIS MEETING. PLEASE CONTACT CITY SECRETARY'S
OFFICE AT 281-471-5020 OR TOD LINE 281471.5030 FOR FURTHER INFORMA TION.
APproved:Lf!l ~~
Martha Gillett, TRMC, CMC
City Secretary